Hands #169-174: Cold Deck Vaults Plesuv Into Commanding Lead
Hand #169: Viktor Blom limped in with the 
, Pavel Plesuv with 
raised to 32 million and Blom folded.
Hand #170: Plesuv raised to 20 million with 
and Blom three-bet to 64 million with 
. Plesuv made it 155 million to go and Blom folded.
Hand #171: Blom folded and Plesuv received a walk with the 
.
Hand #172: Plesuv raised to 20 million and Blom three-bet to 64 million almost immediately. Plesuv called and the flop fell 
, which was checked by both. On the 
turn, Blom bet 75 million and Plesuv called. The 
on the river brought an instant shove by Blom and Plesuv folded.
Hand #173: Plesuv received a walk in the big blind.
Hand #174: Plesuv raised to 20 million with the 
and Blom three-bet to 64 million with 
, Plesuv called. The flop fell 
and Blom flopped top set, while Plesuv flopped the straight. Both players checked to the 
turn and Blom bet 85 million, Plesuv called.
The on the river brought an instant shove by Blom and Plesuv called for 288.5 million to vault the Moldovan into a commanding lead.
| Joueur | Jetons | Progression |
|---|---|---|
|
875,000,000 | 364,500,000 |
|
139,000,000 | -366,500,000 |